‘Four Seasons’ unpacks bittersweet truths of midlife crisis, friendships

IF YOU'RE in your mid-40s or 50s, watching Four Seasons on Netflix might hit a little too close to home.

- BERNELEE VOLLMER

But that's the magic of this limited series. It dares to laugh in the face of midlife meltdowns, relationship fractures, and ageing bodies that can’t quite handle a “let's spice things up in the bedroom” moment without someone's back giving out.

At first glance, Four Seasons feels like a cosy getaway with friends you’ve known forever. Think wine, lakeside houses, and old inside jokes. But don’t get too comfortable, the show laces the laughs with emotional gut punches.

Starring a surprisingly rugged and silver-foxy Steve Carell as Nick, the series opens with him doing what every friend shouldn't do on vacation: dropping the “I’m divorcing, Anne” bomb over spring cocktails.

Carell’s Nick is equal parts unbothered and unfiltered. He’s doing the midlife crisis in style, complete with smug grins and a questionable new girlfriend.